This is a TED video on Twitter from Evan Williams. It explains where Twitter came from, how it has evolved, and where it might be going.
Link http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/473
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRpZLQhq7ig Tutorial On Tweet Deck: Organize your tweets and impress all your followers by how organized you are by using "Tweet Deck" On Twitter – tech-savvy educators to connect with @web20classroom – Steven W. Anderson; technology educator @hrheingold – Howard Rheingold; prolific author & educator @rmbyrne – Richard Byrne; teacher & educational technology blogger @tonnet – Milton Ramirez; educator, blogger @edutopia – info for what works in public education @TipsForTeachers – Joel Heffner; instructional tech for teachers @frankiesuther – KSU student; education technology @Twilliamson15 – Todd Williamson; science teacher, tech junkie @hmundahl – Hans Mundahl; educator; experiential learning & technology @21stcentskills – Shawn Kimball; student-centered technology integration specialist @akamrt – Gregory Thompson; progressive educator, EdTech blogger @carl_young – Carl Young; English educator at NC State @halavais – Alex Halavais; associate professor in interactive communications @stevehargadon – Steve Hargadon; educational technologist @c4lpt – Jane Hart; social learning consultant @kate__k – Karen Schweitzer; former teacher, MIT grad, working for an education startup @scmorgan – Susan Morgan; teacher; educational technologist
Accessories
Twitter100
Collects last tweet from 100 of the people you are following. Tweet Scan
Search Twitter content by keyword Terraminds
Search for keywords in messages and users Twitter Badges
Put Twitter on your Blog GeoTwitter
Maps real-time public twitter feeds My Tweet Map
Creates a real-time map of Tweets from those you follow as you receive them Tweet Stats
View statistics about your Twitter use Twitter Mobile
Access Twitter from your cell phone Twitter Mail
Post updates to Twitter via email Twitter Education Pack
Twitter Packs divide users by category (Invite Key is "project") Twitter Clients
Allows you to view Twitter updates outside of your browser Twitter Downloads
More Twitter clients Twitter Karma
Differentiate from those you are following and those who are following you Twitter Fan Wiki
Lots of Twitter resources Ten Ways I Learned to Use Twitter
Blog post by Dan York Twitter Reminders
Twitter reminds you to water your plants TwTask
Creates task from Twitter Twitter Mosaic
Make a mosaic from your Twitter followers HootSuite
HootSuite is the ultimate Twitter toolbox. With HootSuite, you can manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success WWWitter
Read and comment on Twitter discussions on any webpage
Twitter Directories: (find other people with similar interests to follow)
Create an ongoing story built upon by each new participant. This would be great as a foreign language project as well!
Develop pen pals, keep in touch with friends, family or new acquaintances both professionally and socially
Teacher can pose question for students to solve; students can have discourse on it, teacher can see who is participating and responding to the class discussion
Twitter and TweetDeck
http://twitter.com/homeAKA - Microblogging
This is a TED video on Twitter from Evan Williams. It explains where Twitter came from, how it has evolved, and where it might be going.
Link http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/473
Twitter Resources
Guide Book http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/Useful tutorial if you are new to Twitter
Common Craft Video on Twitter
Twitter Search Engine - use to be called Summize
A list of great edutweeters to get your started
Slideshare presentation on Twitter for Teachers by Rodd Lucier (originally used in the Classroom 2.0 Webinar: Twitter for Teachers)
SlideShare
Why is the Fail Whale Smiling?
Screencasts for Twitter http://screenr.com/
More on Twitter //**Twitter**//
Youth Twitter
http://www.youthtwitter.com/TweeDeck
Download http://tweetdeck.com/beta/Tutorial http://www.yourbloghelper.com/2009/01/26/how-to-use-tweetdeck/
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRpZLQhq7ig
Tutorial On Tweet Deck: Organize your tweets and impress all your followers by how organized you are by using "Tweet Deck"
On Twitter – tech-savvy educators to connect with
@web20classroom – Steven W. Anderson; technology educator
@hrheingold – Howard Rheingold; prolific author & educator
@rmbyrne – Richard Byrne; teacher & educational technology blogger
@tonnet – Milton Ramirez; educator, blogger
@edutopia – info for what works in public education
@TipsForTeachers – Joel Heffner; instructional tech for teachers
@frankiesuther – KSU student; education technology
@Twilliamson15 – Todd Williamson; science teacher, tech junkie
@hmundahl – Hans Mundahl; educator; experiential learning & technology
@21stcentskills – Shawn Kimball; student-centered technology integration specialist
@akamrt – Gregory Thompson; progressive educator, EdTech blogger
@carl_young – Carl Young; English educator at NC State
@halavais – Alex Halavais; associate professor in interactive communications
@stevehargadon – Steve Hargadon; educational technologist
@c4lpt – Jane Hart; social learning consultant
@kate__k – Karen Schweitzer; former teacher, MIT grad, working for an education startup
@scmorgan – Susan Morgan; teacher; educational technologist
Accessories
Twitter100Collects last tweet from 100 of the people you are following.
Tweet Scan
Search Twitter content by keyword
Terraminds
Search for keywords in messages and users
Twitter Badges
Put Twitter on your Blog
GeoTwitter
Maps real-time public twitter feeds
My Tweet Map
Creates a real-time map of Tweets from those you follow as you receive them
Tweet Stats
View statistics about your Twitter use
Twitter Mobile
Access Twitter from your cell phone
Twitter Mail
Post updates to Twitter via email
Twitter Education Pack
Twitter Packs divide users by category (Invite Key is "project")
Twitter Clients
Allows you to view Twitter updates outside of your browser
Twitter Downloads
More Twitter clients
Twitter Karma
Differentiate from those you are following and those who are following you
Twitter Fan Wiki
Lots of Twitter resources
Ten Ways I Learned to Use Twitter
Blog post by Dan York
Twitter Reminders
Twitter reminds you to water your plants
TwTask
Creates task from Twitter
Twitter Mosaic
Make a mosaic from your Twitter followers
HootSuite
HootSuite is the ultimate Twitter toolbox. With HootSuite, you can manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success
WWWitter
Read and comment on Twitter discussions on any webpage
Twitter Directories: (find other people with similar interests to follow)
IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM
Examples of Use in the Classroom
Link to JV - http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/Twitter